StarSiege Introductory Manual

Beyond the next horizon lies the uncharted future where science and fiction merge, a line beyond which lies a stellar wilderness defined by our own imagination. StarSIEGE Event Horizon is a science fiction role playing game whose unique design allows you to set the tone and mood of the game. With this rules set you can play gritty, realistic sci fi or range out to the epic space operas or pulp serials of screen and television. StarSIEGE Event Horizon is your toolkit for bringing worlds of fantastic science and adventure to life.

This Introductory Manual opens whole vistas of role playing experiences. After browsing through this, examinging the four pre-generated characters and running your own game of Star Siege you'll see why this Sci-Fi RPG is worlds beyond any other.

This all-in-one Role Playing Game is brought to you from the Makers of Castles & Crusades. Designed and written by Josh Chewning, StarSIEGE Event Horizon uses the popular Siege Engine™ whose simple unifying mechanic makes role playing easy and fun. StarSIEGE Event Horizon is designed for any age and its easy to grasp rules invite gamers of all stripes to venture into worlds of their own making.

This work, originally released for Free RPG Day 2008, begins with an Introduction which points out just how wide-ranging the definition of 'science fiction' can be, and announces that this is a ruleset that can be used to present whatever sort of science [...]

A valiant effort with one fatal flaw. WHAT IS IT? StarSiege is intended to be an all-in-one science-fiction rpg from Troll Lord Games, the makers of the justly-praised Castles & Crusades fantasy game. As the name implies, StarSiege incorporates [...]

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